We have just completed a documentary project called “No Pain No Gain” that looks at the life-changing impact of the Powerlifting program led by Rob Wills at the Mary’s Place Teen Center. In this 20 minute video you will hear the inspiring stories of Rob Wills and nine young men who have been a part…
We head to Kenya April 10th for our fourth annual Art Camp working with the talented students and partners at MCO in the Mathare Valley. We have the same dedicated team of Artist Mentors as last year: Henry Ochieng – photography, LaVonne Dyer – visual art, Jason Dyer – video, Mark Collier – music. The…
MEXICO IN SUMMARY by Sarah Albinson I am ecstatic. If I could high five and do a celebratory dance with all of you I would. I want to celebrate the beauty that is pouring from Inverted Arts partnership and Siempre Para los Ninos, with everyone I know. On a basic level, after this week, we…
We have had an incredible three days of filming at the Southern Theater as we partner with talented Somali youth from Mary’s Place to create a Somali Video Documentary project that tells the story of the long and difficult journey “From Mogadishu to Mary’s Place” by focusing on the themes of “home” and “identity.” There…
Updates from Artist Mentor Sarah Albinson at Siempre Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico: Day 1. Feb 20th: Today I landed and after a series of necessary stops for food and groceries we (Monte, Lisa, and I) made it across the border and to Siempre Para Los Ninos. Monte and Lisa are my partners in this work. They…
Inverted Arts has a new home in NE Minneapolis! After an extensive search over 1.5 years we have found this fantastic space at 77 13th Ave NE #207 and are moving in January 1, 2014. The space is in the old Grainbelt Warehouse building in the heart of the NE Arts District and the location is…
IA is currently in production on two video projects with the talented youth at Mary’s Place. The first is a video documentary with a working title, “From Mogadishu to Mary’s Place,“ which is being funded in part by an Arts Activities Grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. The documentary will tell the stories of Somali families…
IA has just wrapped up another successful Art Exploration program at Sojourner Truth Academy in North Minneapolis. About 20 talented middle schoolers participated in either music or video classes. On Friday, December 6th, the students presented their creative masterpieces to their peers and STA staff at a Showcase event. [nggallery id=34] Music Class Artist Mentor…
We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a Capital Grant for $9,980 from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council! These funds will be used to purchase two cameras, lenses, two laptops, software and related accessories for our new Video Story-telling Collaborative. By far the greatest opportunity that has emerged for us so far is…
Give to the Max Day Final Results Our final Give to the Max Day results are in and thanks to all of you we blew away our $10K goal and raised, wait for it….. $11,130! Thanks to each and everyone of you who believe in and support the work of Inverted Arts! We are overwhelmed…